insert_link Sport Mbappe wins award for France’s player of the year Kylian Mbappe was named France's player of the year on Monday at an awards ceremony in Paris, as he comes to the end of his seven-season stay with Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe, 25, picked up the prize for the best player in Ligue 1 at the UNFP (French players' union) Trophies gala for the fifth time in a row after a season in which he has scored 44 goals […] today14 May, 2024
insert_link Sport Schlotterbeck first named to Germany’s Euro 2024 squad Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck was the first player revealed as part of Julian Nagelsmann's 26-man squad for Euro 2024, German media reported on Sunday. Football website Kicker, citing a source close to the German FA (DFB), reported that players will be unveiled individually before Thursday's official announcement in Berlin to reduce the risk of leaks through other channels. Schlotterbeck, 24, appeared twice for Germany at the World […] today13 May, 2024
insert_link Sport Mbappe bids farewell to PSG fans with defeat in final home game Kylian Mbappe scored on his final home appearance as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Sunday but the French champions suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat against Toulouse on the night they picked up the Ligue 1 championship trophy. Mbappe confirmed in a video posted on social media on Friday that he would be leaving PSG when his contract expires at the end of the season, ending a seven-year association […] today13 May, 2024
insert_link Sport Flop of Premier League’s promoted three exposes growing gulf For just the second time in Premier League history all three promoted sides are heading back down to the Championship after a season that has exposed the growing gulf between English football's top two tiers. Burnley and Sheffield United's relegation has been confirmed with one game to go, while Luton's mathematical chance of survival means little given the 12-goal swing in goal difference they would need to […] today13 May, 2024
insert_link Sport 18 years on, Germany hopes to relive World Cup ‘fairytale’ with Euro 2024 As Germany prepares to host Euro 2024, the 2006 World Cup -- the last major international football tournament on German soil -- still plays a formative role in the nation's collective consciousness. Now widely known as the Summer Fairytale (Sommermaerchen), the tournament is remembered as the moment a unified Germany shook off the shadows of its dark past and showed the world a new, modern face. On the […] today13 May, 2024
insert_link Sport Atalanta battle Roma for Champions League after making history Atalanta head into Sunday's Serie A top-five showdown with dejected Roma on the highest of highs after reaching their first ever European final in the greatest night of the club's 117-year history. Used to punching above their weight, traditionally tiny Atalanta keep reaching new heights under Gian Piero Gasperini and will face Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final on May 22 after yet another swashbuckling performance against […] today10 May, 2024
insert_link Sport Leverkusen reach Europa League final after Roma draw extends unbeaten run Bayer Leverkusen are through to the Europa League final after a stoppage-time goal from Josip Stanisic snatched a 2-2 draw at home on Thursday, extending their unbeaten run to a record 49 games. Leverkusen emerged 4-2 winners on aggregate after penalties in each half from Leandro Paredes put Roma ahead 2-0 but an own goal from Gianluca Mancini put Bayer back in the lead before Stanisic struck seven […] today10 May, 2024
insert_link Sport Olympiakos make history by reaching Europa Conference League final Olympiakos will face Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final after making history with their 2-0 win against Aston Villa in Thursday's semi-final second leg. Jose Luis Mendilibar's side clinched a 6-2 aggregate triumph thanks to a double from Villa's chief tormentor Ayoub El Kaabi, who hit a hat-trick in the first leg. On a raucous night at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Olympiakos, champions of Greece a […] today10 May, 2024
insert_link Sport Celtic seek knockout blow against Rangers in Scottish Premiership race Celtic can virtually seal a 12th Scottish Premiership title in 13 seasons on Saturday but Rangers have one final chance to reel in their Glasgow rivals when they make the short trip to a hostile Celtic Park. The Hoops are hot favourites to seal the deal -- boasting a three-point lead and a superior goal difference with just three league matches left to play after a rollercoaster season for […] today10 May, 2024
